Eiffel Tower Parachutist Killed (from ATSNN), page 1

I have mixed feelings about this: I respect the man's bravery, yet jumping off the tower does seem a little foolish. Also, it is apparently not so hard to smuggle a parachute to the Eiffel Tower. Makes you wonder about security.

www.cnn.com
Preliminary investigations indicated that the man planned to film his jump as part of publicity for a Norwegian clothing brand, police said.

The man, 31, entered the tower on Monday evening with a hidden parachute and a helmet that had a small video camera attached to it, said the official at Paris' police headquarters.

Upon reaching the Eiffel Tower's 115-meter-high (380-foot-high) second deck, the man jumped. Investigators believe his parachute got caught in the tower's structure, causing it to detach from his body.

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May he rest in peace. The unspecified sponsor of the jump should feel ashamed.